The Scarlet Brethren were a group of nine red-robed wizards that faithfully served the kingdom of Arngrim during the Age of Might. They were used in defense and for prophesying to the king. It was during this time that the power-mad sorceress Asvoria came to the kingdom of Arngrim, hunting for the Scarlet Brethren. She crushed most of them and became angered that the small kingdom had tried to stand against the mighty Asvoria. As punishment, she cursed the kingdom to forever be an undead kingdom and the Scarlet Brethren were too weak to stop it.
Age of Despair[]
In the summer of 353 AC, the Scarlet Brethren, led by the red robed human Primus, had regained enough power and membership to try to break Asvoria’s curse against Arngrim and the royal family. The spell required the sacrificing of the Lionheart, an innocent with a brave soul in the dark tunnels underneath the fog-cursed kingdom. Nearra and Catriona Goodlund were both candidates for the Lionheart. The Brethren’s spell was disrupted, the innocent human was saved, and many of the Scarlet Brethren were killed when the spell backfired. The kingdom of Arngrim then disappeared into the mist forever. It is unknown what the Scarlet Brethren are up to to this day.
Much later, it was discovered that the surviving mages, led by Tercius, the highest-ranking one still alive, had started over as an order of "orange robes", who claimed to be different from red robes and to specialize in fire magic. They were discovered by one of the young adventurers who had faced them before, and whom they had attempted to sacrifice, Catriona Goodlund.
References[]
- The Dying Kingdom, pg. 1-3, 18, 20, 34, 36-37, 57, 64-66, 141, 161, 197-199, 214, 231-233